The Wasp — 1895 — page 217: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business listings** for San Francisco in 1894, with minimal satirical content. The one cartoon depicts two well-dressed gentlemen in top hats engaged in conversation. The dialogue is labeled "YOUTHFUL ACTOR" and "ELDERLY FRIEND," discussing a theater incident where an audience member skated during a performance. The joke appears to mock either the absurdity of someone roller-skating at a theater, or satirizes the youthful actor's naiveté about proper audience behavior—the elderly friend quips that he's "never saw an audience skate off more quickly." The rest of the page consists of professional listings (lawyers, banks, insurance companies) and patent medicine advertisements typical of the era, including Valentine Hassmer's "Cough Syrup" remedy.